Motor control device



June 2, 1953 F. c. MOEBIUS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE Filed March 2, 1951 INVENTOR FREDERICK C. MOEBIUS BY? AT'LORNEY Patented June 2, 1953 MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE Frederick C. Moebius, Wheaten, 111., assignor to Teletype Corporation, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application March 2, 1951, Serial No. 213,605

3 Claims. 1

This invention pertains to remote control systems and apparatus and more particularly to automatic motor stop mechanisms.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an accurate and efficient time delay mechanism for automatically controlling the stopping of a motor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a time delay mechanism having a quick reset feature capable of controlling the delayed time to within very close limits.

The system according to the present invention is particularly adapted to telegraph lines having unattended stations. In such stations it is desirable to stop the motors automatically when no signals are received for a predetermined period and to start the motors upon resumption of signal transmission. The present motor control arrangement can be embodied in an apparatus for the transmission and/or reception of intelligence such that when there is no trafiic on the signal line for a predetermined period, the motors at all of the connected stations are stopped.

The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention are obtained by providing an automatic motor stop mechanism or control de vice including timing facilities comprisng a first ratchet wheel havng every seventh tooth cut twice the depth of the normal teeth, a second ratchet wheel, a pawl normally engageable with said first ratchet and adapted to engage both ratchets periodically (every seventh step in the present embodiment), a cam associated with said second ratchet, and a pawl-operated ratchet segment controlled by said cam to time the operation of a motor control contact.

A more comprehensive understanding of the invention may be had from the following description, taken in conjunction with the ac- .companying drawings, wherein,

Fig. 1 is a perspective representation (partially exploded) of the motor control timing device according to the present invention, and

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the arrangement according to the invention together with a diagrammatic illustration of the electrical components associated therewith.

Having reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a shaft II is constantly rotated by a motor (not shown). Rotatable with shaft H is an eccentric l2 on which is carried a pawl member 13 normally biased clockwise (as viewed in Fig. 1) by a spring l4. Pawl member [3 terminates at its free end in a laterally disposed tooth portion 2 I 5 of suificient width to span and engage the peripheral teeth of two juxtapositioned ratchet wheels l6 and I1 freely carried on a shaft 19.

In the embodiment shown, every seventh tooth 2| on ratchet wheel I6 is cut approximately twice as deep as the regular teeth 22, thus permitting pawl tooth to drop to the bottom of the deeper cut tooth 21. In so doing, the pawl tooth 15 becomes engaged with the teeth 23 of the adjacent ratchet wheel IT. The bottom of teeth 23 coincide with the bottom of the teeth 2| of ratchet wheel 16, and in the embodiment shown the teeth 23 are truncated so that the tops thereof do not extend above the bottom of teeth 22 (Fig. 2).

Thus, as reciprocative motion is imparted to pawl 13 by the eccentric l2 on shaft ll, step-bystep rotation is imparted to ratchet Wheel l6. No motion is imparted to ratchet wheel I! while the pawl tooth I5 is engaging the shallow teeth 22 of ratchet wheel [6. However, whenever a deep tooth 2| is encountered by the pawl tooth IS, a tooth 23 on ratchet wheel I! is simultane ously engaged and accordingly both ratchet wheels l3 and I"! are stepped one tooth or step.

Integral with ratchet wheel I! is a cam 24 adapted to cooperate with lever 25 mounted pivotally on a pivot shaft 23. Lever 25 is normally biased counterclockwise against cam 24 by a spring 27. Pivotally articulated to the extremity of lever 25 is a pawl member 28 which cooperates, under the influence of spring 30, with a ratchet segment 29 freely mounted on the shaft l9. Pawl 28, through lever 25, is reciprocated once for each revolution of cam 24 to step the ratchet segment 29 clockwise. A pawl 3| acts as an anti-reverse or detent pawl for the ratchet segment 29. Detent pawl 3| is pivotally mounted on a pivot stud 32 secured to a bracket 33 suitably mounted in the apparatus embodying the motor control device according to the invention. Pawl 31 is normally biased into engagement with ratchet segment 29 by a spring 34.

Freely mounted on shaft l9, between the cam 24 and the ratchet segment 29 is a three-armed lever 35. Arm 36 of lever cooperates with stepped shoulders 37 and 38 of a contact operating lever 39. To arm 4| is attached one end of a spring 42 which normally urges lever 35 in a counterclockwise direction. Lever 35 is also provided with a depending arm 43 which cooperates with the laterally directed end 44 of an arm 45 of the ratchet segment 29. Lever 39 is supported pivotally on a stud 46 attached to bracket 33. The lower end of lever 39 is guided in a portion 47 of bracket, and is conformed to operate a plunger 48 of a switch 49 secured to bracket 33. Lever 39 is normally biased clockwise by a spring The upper extremity of lever 39 is provided with a laterally directed portion 52 which cooperates with a vertically extending projection 53 of the detent pawl member 3|. The tail portion 54 of detent pawl 3| is adapted to cooperate with a bail member 55 carried on a rock shaft 56 appropriately positioned in the apparatus. The shaft 56 is analogous to the shaft 3' shown in Fig. of United StatesPatent No. 2,505,729.

As previously mentioned, the lower arm of lever 39 cooperates with'the plunger 48 of a switch 49. Having reference to Fig. 2, switch 49 controls a circuit extending i'rompositive battery source, through switch 49, over conductor 51, through the winding of magnet 58 to negative battery. Magnet 58 is a part of a control device comparable to the arrangement disclosed in United States Patent No. 1,964,268, schematically shown herein. Magnet 58 is provided with an armature 59 which, through a pair of plunger type links iii. and 62, controls pair of contacts 1 t3 and (54, respectively. Contacts 63 are included in the circuit of a motor 65, and contacts 54 are included in the signal line circuit. The line circuit 'extendsxover conductors 66 through a line magnet 61, which is shunted whenthe contacts Eli are closed.

As previously. described, the reciprocating pawl i3 operates to .rotaterthe ratchet wheel l6 stepby-step, and .at every seventhstep .the pawl I3 functions to step the ratchet wheel one step, due. to. the deeper. channel between vteeth thereat. Assuming thatsthereere twenty-eight teeth on the peripheryof ratchet'wheel I6, then ratchet wheel |'i will. beznieved foursteps for each revolution of. ratchet :wheel 16. Then, upon seven revolutions of ratchet. wheel Hi, the ratchet wheel i'i will be. rotated one. revolutionlassuming that the ratchet |'l also: has .-twenty-eight teeth). Upon each rotation o1.ratchet.|7,-tl1e:cam 24 will berotated once;

Each completeaotat-ioirof cam 24 willcause the segmentiill towbe actuatedone step. Thus, as the segment. 2S. ls stepped along, the lateral portion 46 thereof. will approachthe extremity of arm:;43;; Whensthe arm 43 is thus engaged and .a .i'urther step. is imparted to the segment 29,-the level-.35. is .rotated to disengage arm 36 hereof from ti boulder 3iv oflever 39, to permit arm can) engage. shoulder 38.- As a result, the lever 29 is actu'ated clockwise by its spring 5|, to cause. its surface 68 to impinge against the plunger 48, to depresssaid plunger 48-to operate the switch. 4 9; :th'ereby. completing the aforementioned circuit toenergize the magnet. 58. Substantially simultaneously with the operation of theswitch' 49, .the lateral portion 520i lever-39 will strike. projection 53 of the detent pawl 3| to disengage the pawl 3l from the-segment 29. Atthe same time, .pawl 3| will engage the projection te of pawllt te also disengage pawl 28 from the segment :19, to thereby permit the spring |'|;.to..return.-tl1esegment against th stop 12. Since;ev.ery; tooth on-the segment 29 represents a .unit-of timezcomrhsnsurate with the time required-for camit to complete a cycle of rotation, the accumulated timemay be varied or adjusted by insertingtlestop stud l2 inieither' of the holes :59. or Tide-Segment. 29 iii thus returning to its .counterclockwise position against the stop 12, will :cause itsapcrtion bf arm 45 I to bear is rotating.

against the surface or edge 13 of lever 39 to thereby cam the lever 39 counterclockwise to permit the lever arm 36' to again engage the shoulder 91 of lever 39 preparatory to beginning a new timing sequence. As the lever 39 is thus returned to its counterclockwise position, the portion 52 moves away from the projection 53, thereby permitting the pawls 28 and 3| to again engage the ratchet segment 29.

In the operation of the motor control device shown in Fig. 2, it is assumed that the circuit formotor 65 is closed at the contacts 63 and hence the motor of the telegraph apparatus is running and that, therefore, the main shaft The main shaft ii in rotating, thus causes the pawl l3 to be reciprocatecl to step the ratchets l6 and il. It is further assumed that there is traffic on the signal line and accordingly the-rock shaft 55 will be rocked cyclically for each cycle of operation of the telegraph apparatus in response to signals received. The bail 55 wiilthereiore act upon the projection 5 of detent pawl 3| for each rocking cycle of the shaft 56, to prevent the stepping f ratchet segment 29' during the normal ing operation of the telegraph apparatus. Therefore, switch 49 cannot operate to close the circuit for magnet 53, except in response to prolonged cessation of operation of shaft 55.

Now, if traffic on the signal line should cease, then the ball 5% will no longer oscillate, but remain in its solid line position, while the main haft is still rotating to continue to reciprocate the pawl Hi. The ratchet wheels H5 and I1 will continue to be rotated to impart rotation to the cam 24 to, in turn, through lever 25 and pawl 28, impart step-by-step'rotetion to the ratchet segment 29 until the lateral projection 44 impinges against arm to rock the lever '35 to disengage arm from shoulder 91 and engage shoulder 38 to enable lever 39 to respond to the pull of spring to depress the plunger 43 to operate the switch &9, thereby completing the circuit for magnet 58.

The magnet 58, upon operating, will pull up it armature 59, and through members 6| and 62 cause contacts 62 and 64 t0 be opened. The motor 95 will stop running due to the cutting on of the power therefor by the opening of contacts 63. The all'llittlll' 59 becomes latched in its attracted position by a latch element 14. This is necessary the shaft 'll does not stop immediately, but only gradually asthe motor 65 is brought to a stop. When the shunt contacts 84 are opened, the magnet 51 will be energized by the line circuit current, which is normally marking in the stop condition. Magnet 61, when operated will pull up its armature 15 against the pull of its spring '56. A spring l'i normally pulls latch T4 and armature 75 toward each other, and a projection 18 integral with the armature l5 limits the space between latch 74 and armature l5. Whenthe magnet 58 is energized and the armature it is attracted, the contact 64 opens and the magnet Si is immediately energized and its armature i5 is pulled up, stretching spring H and permitting the armature 59 to be held latched by shoulder 19. This condition will persist so long as signals are received on the signal line, whic therefore remains in a marking condition (current on the line).

However, as soon as a spacing or no current signal is received, the armature 15 will be released and its spring 15 will actuate it until the projection 18 strikes the latch '14 to raise latch 14 out of latching engagement with the shoulder 19. It must be understood however, that when the de-energization of magnet Bl occurs, the armature 59 is still pulled up,and therefore the end of armature 59 becomes latched up by the shoulder ill of armature 15. Thus, suiiicient clearance is provided for the unlatching latch Hi from armature 59, and the latching of armature 59 by shoulder 8! of armature 15 instead. This substitution of latching elements for armature 50 is a precautionary measure in the event the occurrence of a spacing condition is a line break instead of a spacing impulse inherent in signaling. Thus, if a break in the line circuit should occur after the motor has been stopped as just described, the motor 65 will not be started accidentally. Then when a marking condition (closed line) again occurs the magnet 61 will be operated and the armature 75 will be pulled up to release armature 59 and cause the closure of contacts 63 and 64, thereby starting the motor 65 and shunting the magnet 61.

Although the invention has been described in connection with a certain specific form thereof, it will be understood that it has further application, and that it is not limited by the embodiments shown for illustration.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a timing mechanism comprising a first toothed member having periodic occurrences of teeth of predetermined greater depth, an integral cam and toothed member juxtapositioned to said first toothed member, an actuator, said actuator normally engageable solely with said first toothed member and adapted under the control of said deeper teeth to periodically engage simultaneously both said toothed members to impart movement intermittently to said integral member, a toothed segment, a cam follower controlled by the cam portion of said integral member, means carried by said cam follower for imparting stepwise movement to said toothed segment, a control switch, an instrumentality for operating said switch, means controlled by said segment for governing the control of said instrumentality over said switch, and a signal controlled cyclically operated means normally effective during signal reception to cyclically render said first recited means ineffective,

whereby upon a cessation of operation of said signal controlled means said toothed segment is effective to operate said switch.

2. In combination, a timing mechanism comprising a first toothed member having periodic occurrences of teeth of predetermined greater depth, an integral cam and toothed member juxtapositioned to said first toothed member, a common actuating member, said actuating member normally engageable solely with said first toothed member and adapted under the control of said deeper teeth to periodically engage simultaneously both said toothed members to impart movement intermittently to said integral member, a toothed segment, a cam follower controlled by the cam portion of said integral member, actuating pawl means carried by said cam follower for imparting stepwise movement to said toothed segment once for each revolution of said integral member, a control switch, a lever for operating said switch, means controlled by said segment for governing the control of said lever over said switch, and a signal controlled cyclicaliy operated means, normally effective during signal reception to cyclically render said actuating pawl means ineiiective, whereby upon a cessation of operation of said signal controlled means said toothed segment is effective to operate said switch.

3. In combination, a timing mechanism comprising a first toothed member having periodic occurrences of teeth 01' predetermined greater depth, an integral cam and toothed member juxtapositioned to said first toothed member, an actuator, said actuator normally engageable sole- 1y with said first toothed member and adapted under the control of said deeper teeth to periodically engage simultaneously both said toothed members to impart movement intermittently to said integral member, a toothed segment having an initial position and an operating position, a cam follower controlled by the cam portion of said integral member, means carried by said cam follower for imparting stepwise movement to said toothed segment from its initial position to its operating position, a control switch, an instrumentality for operating said switch, means controlled by said segment for governing the control of said instrumentality over said switch, means associated with said instrumentality and effective upon operation of instrumentality for initiating the restoration of said segment to its initial position, and signal controlled cyclically operated means normally effective during signal reception to cyclically render said first recited means ineffective, whereby upon a cessation of operation of said signal controlled means said instrumentality is effective under control of said segment to effect the operation of said switch and concurrently the restoration of said segment to its initial position.

FREDERICK C. MOEBIUS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,688,711 Hewitt et a1 Oct. 23, 1928 2,007,371 Hopkins et a1 July 9, 1935 2,531,528 Potts Nov. 28, 1950 

